the lost house

The Lost Houseby Richard Harding DavisIIt was a dull day at the chancellery. His Excellency the AmericanAmbassador was absent in Scotland, unveiling a bust to Bobby Burns,paid for by the numerous lovers of that poet in Pittsburg; theFirst Secretary was absent at Aldershot, observing a sham battle;the Military Attache was absent at the Crystal Palace, watching afoot-ball match; the Naval Attache w